The Future of Dawsey

Chapter 11 (Next Shift/The Hospital)

Chapter 11 Part 1 (Next Shift)

Dawson walks back into the station. "Hey Dawson!" Casey shouted. "You okay? You didn't say a word in the truck the whole way back." "Huh?" Dawson said looking at him. "Oh...yeah...I'm fine...thanks Lieutenant." "Are you sure?" "Yeah I'm fine don't worry about it." "Okay" Casey said sighing. "Okay... I'm going to go check on Severide now." Dawson walked into the locker room trying to hold in tears. She sat down on the bench in the front of her locker and put her head in her hands sighing while a million thoughts raced through her head at once. As she tried to sort through them, Brett walked in the locker room and saw Dawson sitting there. "Hey, Dawson you okay? I've been looking for you I heard what happened." Brett asked sounding concerned. "You heard?" Dawson said looking up at Brett with tears in her eyes. "You want to go to the bathroom? We can talk privately there." Brett asked. Dawson shook her head then started to cry. Brett ran over. "It's okay, it's okay you want to talk about it?" Dawson cried for a little bit on Brett's shoulder before answering. "It's just…it’s just...Shay and I switched places. We switched places. I made her switch with me...she was in the place that I was when the beam fell." Dawson sobbed. "If...if...if someone burned that building on purpose...or...or...put the beam or the...the propane tanks there on purpose...or...or.” Dawson didn't say anything, she just sat there holding Dawson. "It was my fault!" Dawson yelled. Brett sat up at that moment. "Dawson...Dawson look at me" Brett said grabbing Dawson's shoulders. "It's okay to be sad. It really is...but there's one thing I need you to know. Shay's death was NOT your fault."

Chapter 11 Part 2 (Next Shift/The Hospital)                                                  

"Okay so I'm going to rub some of this jelly on your stomach. I'm guessing since your a paramedic you already know how this works." "Yup!" Gabby said smiling brightly. "Okay. And there...is...your baby. Now would you like to know the sex?" "Yes!" Casey looked at her are you sure Gabs? You don't want to wait and see?" "No I'd like to know now Matt." "Well okay then Gabs sure." "Okay so you'd like to know?" The doctor asked. "Yes we would." "Okay your baby is a girl." "It's a girl?" Gabby squealed. "Matt it's a girl!" "I'm going to give you guys a minute." The doctor said walking out of the room. Gabby looked at the screen and then started to cry. "Aww Gabby what's wrong?" "It's just its so amazing. I just...I can't believe it." "I know." Matt says tears coming to his eyes as well. The next day they walk into the station having gotten there at the same time that morning. "Hey how'd it go yesterday you guys?" Hermann asked. "Great" Casey said smiling I have pictures if you want to see them?" "Of course!" Hermann said "They both walked over to the table to sit down. “I’m going to go talk to Brett okay?" Dawson went off to find Brett. She found her in the locker room. "Hey Brett" Dawson said in a singsong voice. Brett turned around. "Yesss?" Brett said laughing. "Look what I have!" "Oh my god you had an ultrasound yesterday didn't you?" "Yup! You wanna see the pictures" "Of course!" Dawson started to show her. "So wait... boy or girl?" "Girl." Gabby said smiling. "That's so fantastic Gabby I'm so happy for you." Brett said smiling and giving Gabby a hug. "Thanks Brett." At that moment Kelly poked his head in. "Hey Dawson can I talk to you for a second?" "Yeah sure." "Okay so I was gonna go back to the building to see if I could find any evidence about what happened to Shay. You wanna come check it out with me?" Dawson hesitated frozen for a second. "Are you sure you- I mean-we-I." Dawson stuttered. "I know that it's hard but if we don't check it out then who will?" Dawson sighed. "Your right. Okay let's go. Wait... have you cleared this with Casey or do I need to tell him?" "I already told him as long as we keep our radios on he said it was fine." "Okay good lets go then."